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One thing, at least the horn is mounted correctly!! :lol: And that said, it also looks to be black and brass, definitely either a '13 or '14 chassis in my book. Cool photo. Thanks for posting it

Beat, this engine is full of wonder and surprises for you and us also.
I shouldn’t and sorry to type so much. I’ve never looked at a complete magneto drive setup in place and find it interesting.
The makers built it for precise gear clearance with the ball bearing that slides inside the drive gear and also used the ball bearing stud for an extra...

A bit late with this as I just now read this thread in detail. Probably over-thinking this, but it would seem like Ed Archers method of intake manifold heating would provide a sort of dual function as heat transfer works both ways; while the obvious intended function is to heat the intake manifold, it would seem like the cold manifold would also...

One more photo. This is where my sliding drive I was going to use on the lathe is coming from. The drive fluid which looks like a master brake cylinder with the reservoir on top. The actual drive is a grooved piece in the housing that is fed by the reservoir and turned by the pulley/sliding shaft at the other end.
The AAMCO unit, I have thought...

Here’s an earlier post that has lots of pictures and information about T Coupe window regulators. I have a late 24 T Coupe that has wood framed doors and it took me 2 years to find a missing regulator but I did find it. I repaired it and it works fine.
Good luck with your car.

I’ve read that the later regulators would fit the 25 metal framed...

So cute! Love how young-uns draw. Tha KS Rich!

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Merry Christmas.

Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story on It's a Wonderful Life:

The keyed hole is 1/2 inch.

No, just the hood shelfs with wood blocks underneath. The shelf brackets were added for the wider 26/27 hoods which the TT never used.

The VF is a quality production and well worth the price of membership alone. I have hard copies of every issue from Volume 1, Issue #1 1966 to Present. I believe that if the magazine goes, so will the club. Keep up the good work.

My understanding is that there are 2 cast iron Prus heads in existence. I have one!

Wrong about the two iron Prus heads.; just ask Kevin for details. Recently on the forum, Ed Baudoux stated he had one. On this thread, Jerry Kramer and Dale Myers have stated that they have one. I have one, also. I purchased mine from Kevin at Chickasha, years,...

As much as I enjoy the Pie Wagon's I haven't gotten around to building one yet.
This is Mark Hamlin's at Cody a few years ago. (2017 I believe)
Interesting history on a dash plaque.
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I flat towed my 26 with a tow bar attached to the front axle about 30 miles with the engine running, this caused no issues. The car steered fine on the straight but needed some assistance where the turning was tight. Because of the fast steering it doesn't like being turned from the wheels, it will skid very easily on gravel and will not correct...

It's in the Vintage Ford and on our site Vehicles for sale. Located in Los Angeles.
Norm

Fabulous tutorial Ron - many thanks !

I found my answer in another post with a TT battery holder pic posted by George House.

I also put a rubber grommet in the dash.

Nice, good find.

In days gone, my BMC minis, Morris minors etc use cork gaskets too, under a pressed metal cover. Any time the cover was removed, it generally meant a new gasket was needed on refit. I cut one from neoprene sheet of the same thickness, glued it to the cover, and never had to replace it again.

Allan from down under.

Scott:
yes i do re-babbitt mainbearings in models A and T Ford ... i have an advertisement in the MTFCA services listings ... you will probably drive past my place here in Nunn, Co. when you go to Fort Collins to drop off the block ...i am 8 miles east of Wellington and 4 mile west of US-85... my phone number is 970-581-2808 ...Merry Christmas...

Frank is the closest.

T-732 is the clutch finger used on the first 2500 Model Ts only (that’s the hardest part of the question). After the first 2500 cars the finger was redesigned and the adjustment screw was added. The redesigned clutch finger was given the factory symbol number T-732-B. The first clutch finger was redesignated T-732-A.

Here...

If I may, I would like to add Season's Greetings to this thread from The Eagle's.
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It was -15°F last night but warm enough to start the Tudor early this morning. (Before light) The crew was off to breakfast and then some last-minute shopping. The Christmas lights along the Snake River were a welcome sight in the dark. The car...

Jeff,
Those pliers look like the ones supplied in the V8 Ford tool kits from the mid to late 1930's. Also the Ford 8N tractor tool kit.

John

and we are appreciative of that fact

thank you

See the other post about the Speedster Rally in VA.

More info after the 1st.

Jerry, that's the oldest trick in the book, still widely used by many and one of the quickest ways to free up a sticky/sluggish stem.
I'm glad to see that mentioned!
Doing what Jerry recommends also might free up some lighter crud on the valve and seat faces.
A good shot of MMO on the pistons might free the gum on the rings from the top while it...

Here is what the window frame looks like. Almost as if someone decided to modify the windows so they would be fixed glass versus functional.

It's always fun to see a Speedster for me. My heart beats a little faster when I think of the pleasure of driving one and the reactions they get. If one was built back in the day, it might be called the year it was built or the year of the chassis it was built on. More recent cars are often built around a certain year as a theme. All are likely to...

2023 Speedster Rally is in Roanoke, VA is June 20-24.

Hampton Inn & Suites at Roanoke Airport
5033 Valley View Blvd
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-366-6300

Contact Mike Tranor at mtr25 at usa dot net

More info to come after January 1st.

Same week as International Speedster Trials & Reunion in Nebraska
Same week as National Tour in Kansas

Take your...

You may wish to start a new thread seeking info on 1915 pliers as it is burried in this thread. It would get more notice in a seperate thread.

Nicely done, Steve. Excellent photos too.

No expert here Bruce, but I worked on a couple 102s for my 14 Touring. Have you removed the internals from the speedo case to see if anything is broken? The 102s I worked on had a pot metal frame with the input shaft and spiral gears that connect to another pot metal frame that contains the speedometer and odometer wheels and their gears. The two...

Hi Craig,
One of the performance issues of a model T is the 1-2-4-3- firing order. That is why Ed Winfield made the 2 up 2 down and it was so
successful. Considering this almost anything that effects 1-2 or 3-4 will adversely effect the other. It's apparent you have changed
ignition & plugs with no change. You have good compression. It sounds...

It isn't always about cost or originality. Sometimes its about learning. tinkering and/or the satisfaction of a successful repair.

The Vendors exhaust manifold appears to have started in 1913 to early 1926. Perhaps there are subtle differences
From the MTFCA encyclopedia
MANIFOLDS
1909-1911
Intake manifold was “dog-legged” aluminum. Exhaust pipe...

You guys have good holiday!

Most likely during the great depression. Many people lived in their cars or on the street those days and others left for California. When I look at the picture, I see a road near where they are camped, and a river farther in the background.
Norm

I'm not going to mention the name of my radiator repair shop. He does great work and decent pricing, but just using a little common sense here. Most shops that will work on our radiators or recore or create a new one, do it to some degree to help us out, or to know that they're bringing a historic item back to life, maybe a little break from the...

Mark,
Yes there are notches on 662 to support the seat spring. I had to cut mine a little more to make the board flush with the top of the frame. As for the other ones that you made I'd just sand them down to fit. I had to do a lot of sanding and filing to get everything to fit. I bet when I start to put the interior in I'll have to adjust some...

Merry Christmas all, and I agree, thank you Tom for all the great photos.

Richard and all that read this ...
Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year to all Model T Owners, enthusiasts and Forum Readers.
What a great year of subjects raised, problems solved and photos (Tom) we have enjoyed.
I’m sure that I speak for all of the Australian T Owners!
Any opinions on Engine Oil or Water Pumps. Only Joking!!!!😀😀
Alan In...

The brass clad tubing was also used on antique brass and iron beds. When restoring those I used chrome plated,brass sheathed bathroom towel railing, until they started chrome plating directly onto the steel tubing. Then I had to go to solid brass tubing. The brass covering on the steel tubing is not plating. If rust gets under the brass, it can...

Ultra black will make a good repair, you might consider using the urethane RTV used to seal windshields. I once spread it (kinda like peanut butter) over an original closed car top that was basically sound, but prone to weep a little in a heavy rain. Got several more years of service out of it before it was replaced with new material.

The Aussie photos prove at least a few of those radiators found their way out to Australia but in all my years around T's I have never spotted a surviving example. wonderful to see the original advertising and confirm that the Bulldog style was actually a Livingston product.

I have taken either one of my T's out this year to more car shows and events than ever before. Post Covid, there has been an explosion of cars and coffee gatherings at local venues. The T is always parked nearby more exotic and expensive machinery but the crowds always gather around the T. It is very satisfying to know the T has the pulling power...

I tried to bend mine cold a few years ago based on advice from this forum and it snapped in half. I welded it back together and it has held ever since. Just a warning if you are going to try that.

Those Ford clutch discs are flat from the factory, no dish.

There was a suggestion by Murray F. in his Ford Owner articles of penning worn plates to help for a better free neutral, but that was for worn really thin plates.

Of interest is a compensating disc offered in 1925, but only seen this one adv, likely the item didn't work out in practice....

This helps a lot. Thanks all for posting!

Many times just a look at the email address gives the game away. Sometimes I will accept a friend request on Facebook and troll the obvious scammer, pretending to be an oblivious sucker. Meanwhile I'm making screen shots of the entire conversation. Eventually I lower the boom, posting all the screen shots for the world to see, and ridiculing the...

I think I may have heard of him. Thank you.

I would like to try it instead of my Holley Vaporizer.

They're far superior to anything Holley ever built. The only reason Ford went more with the Holley's was because they were cheap to manufacture (and thus cost less, than a Kingston), plus they've no parts to wear out like that stupid heat transfer plate in the Holley's.

Don't know if...

Nice work!

I don't know if the cars only come from the factory with only black wire wheels is correct, but the parts books give the options when buying them as, black, red, green, or straw color,
Parts books only list genuine Ford parts not dealership options.

Jerry, If I had it to do over again I would make my kids each take a teaspoon of MMO every morning just to be safe!

:lol: :lol:

Maybe you've got grandkids???

Some anti-freeze substances are electrolytic, as suggested above, which means they will conduct electricity to some degree. A failed hose connection could spray antifreeze solution and rusty water all over a T engine, which would indeed cause ignition troubles as stated. It would probably affect an earlier model car with the coil box inside more...

Allan, do you mean 1/4-20?

Yes, 1/4-20

The hot air produced by one politician could power a small city for a whole year, in fact they already do !

Some more modern cars have king pins which are anchored in the steering arms, and the wishbones do have bushes. Bushes are used for applications where parts rotate. Think transmission/fan/brake cams etc. on a T model. They are removable so they can be replaced when worn. Dan Hatch steers clear of describing his stationary axle fix components as...

Hi Bruce. You mentioned your gutters were aluminum. Are you sure? Back in 1926, aluminum was hard to come by and considered a precious metal. If it is aluminum, it will have no rust so under no circumstances should you use acid. Acid will turn the aluminum black and dissolve it in no time. In your photos, I think I see a little rust. If so, your...

Interesting. How are you planning to fix the stepped bushing to the crown side carrier? If I were doing the work, I would take steps to insure that the bushing would hold fast and not break free and either revolve or migrate outward against the roller bearing
Just a thought. If youre going with an interference fit, using a steel bushing, keep the...

When the cooling system is in good condition and clean, the thermo syphon system works very well. If you do use a water pump, you should also include a thermostat. The reason is that the water pump keeps the coolant circulating even when the engine is cold and without a thermostat, it will delay the warm up. In fact on a cold day it can even...

Thank you, found a set on ebay!

I could sell you 1

For Canadian made T parts. Many forgings and stampings were made by Dominion Stamping which started making parts as a sub-supplier in 1913. In most of their parts that I have or have seen they mark them DS in an oval. But perhaps if they later did crankshafts, the D might stand for Dominion as the manufacturer.

Part of keeping the story going is continuing
( if possible ) maintaining the finish as it
has been ….

Find out specifically what the previous
owner did & continue doing the same.

FJ

Salt destroys automobiles.

I'd just do the single bolt, myself., but check it and re-torque it after running it up to operating temperature, if needed
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Is that two new Castle Headed Nuts on the Cross Member? You must be in the process of installing the Mount / Spring Retainer?
Alan In Western Australia

thanks Jerry!

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Another way to distinguish a high dash (firewall) from a low dash is by counting the coil box terminal holes. The low dash has 10 holes for 10 coil box terminals. The high dash only has nine. The coil box battery terminal was eliminated (along with the switch on the coil box) when the high dash was introduced.

Respectfully submitted,

Trent...

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We all learn something new ever day. Hopefully, that is.

Frank B. and John K. informed me on something I didn't know. That is, that the Reagan (Fun Projects) regulator doesn't have the third (overvoltage) function. It never occurred to me that the Model T generator already has the third function built in by the nature of the three brush design....

Are the back irons and bows the same for a 26-27 runabout and touring car? If the touring car irons and bows are a little bit higher than the the runabout, maybe that's the problem ❓

Must be one of the earliest examples of a heated seat :D

........and massaging!

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I am glad they revised this. most of these changes can be seen in the Ford parts catalogs. You just have to look close. Darryl

Second from the top, could that be the Martin-Parry factory ? Maybe one of the guys more familiar with M-P construction can comment on that, the photo gives some detail on construction when zoomed in.

on Amazon. I don't know where you can get USA 12mm wick... For me it was about getting something that fit the size of the hole without binding...

Sscon 1 Roll 4M Flat Cotton Wick 12mm/1/2 Inch Width Kerosene Oil Lamp Stitch Wick

It came, it was cotton, it was smaller than the opening. And, Susanne gave excellent advice about not going above...

Tim, the first of my photos illustrates what Scott states. That is not a gap between the rim and felloe, but a shadow . The credit card shows the rim tightly wedged on the inner land on the felloe.

Allan from down under.

I suspect that it may have been “all track drive”, using a T 4 wheel drive. Then it would make good sense to me.

I am in Ohio on business, dropped by Snyders a few minutes ago with a lengthy wish list for my 1914 express truck project.

* Very friendly, knowledgeable and fast service!
* Everything on my list was in stock!
* Everything carefully boxed, loaded and I'm pulling out!

Another excellent experience and I can't say enough good things about Snyders...

Norm, didn’t want to change anything from the way I found the car. If I would need the spare, it would take a couple of minutes to remove my setup. I plan to finish the wood. Don’t know if I’ll use a stain, linseed oil or paint? Leaning toward linseed oil.

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Here it is, I got in 2017 and have been collecting parts for it since then. It had no bed, doors, fenders, hood, side lights. The dump bed was a lucky find that was only about 25 miles from home and a great price too! Still on the market for better doors though (the one in the picture is not as nice as it looks) and the better...

A small bit of beeswax, the size of a marble, added to and stirred into the melted babbitt just before pouring will put most of the tin back in suspension. The “dross” in most cases is the separation of tin or other alloys. Skimming and removing it can dramatically change the alloy percentage. I dont like the smoke created from beeswax, so just...

Compared to Magneto headlamps, I would go with that setup right away for reliability.
I find mag headlights plenty reliable. They're reliably dangerous — too dim and too limited in range for safe driving. :)

I had no reference to reset the angles between the two ends of the rod when re-fastening the one end. Fortunately, on this 1912 item, the other end is threaded, and the adjustment made, purely by eye as the rod sat on the car. On the later fixed end rods, is there a simple way to make this setting, or is it rarely significant enough to require...